Dakar 2026, Stage 11: Mattias Ekstrom leads Ford 1-2-3, Henk Lategan out of contention
Ford dominated Stage 11 of the 2026 Dakar Rally, with Mattias Ekstrom heading a 1-2-3 while team-mate Nani Roma chipped into Nasser Al-Attiyah’s overall lead, and Toyota’s victory hopes ended when Henk Lategan dropped out of contention.For the majority of the 346km stage running from Bisha to Al-Henakiyah, the Ford drivers controlled the stage leaderboard, as […]
Dakar 2026, Stage 10: Mathieu Serradori wins as Nasser Al-Attiyah retakes overall lead
Mathieu Serradori claimed a dominant win for Century in the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally, as Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah returned to the top of the overall standings.The 420km test around Bisha marked the second part of the marathon stage, which meant drivers started the day with cars that they had manually serviced overnight in […]
KTM star Daniel Sanders snaps collarbone while leading Dakar, vows to finish rally
Factory KTM rider Daniel Sanders has vowed to complete the 2026 Dakar Rally unless “someone drags me out” after nursing a broken collarbone during Stage 10.The reigning champion arrived in the second part of the marathon stage in Bisha leading the overall standings, holding a comfortable 6m24s buffer over Honda rival Ricky Brabec.However, disaster struck […]
Dakar 2026, Stage 8: Toyota scores 1-2 in tightly-contested battle
Saood Variawa edged out Toyota team-mate Henk Lategan in the final dash to the finish line to claim victory in the eighth stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally.Despite being the longest stage of the 48th edition of Dakar, the 483km special around Wadi ad Dawasir offered the closest competition so far in the rally, with […]
Dakar 2026, Stage 9: Ford takes 1-2 in overall standings as rivals hit trouble
Eryk Goczal claimed a shock win for Toyota customer Energylandia in Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally, as Nani Roma surged from fourth place to assume the overall lead.The 410km test from Wadi ad-Dawasir to Bisha turned Dakar on its head, with overnight leader Nasser Al-Attiyah and several key contenders losing significant time due to navigation […]
How Elfyn Evans plans to finally achieve rallying’s holy grail
Elfyn Evans says lessons have been learned and areas for improvement identified to become world rally champion after the agony of losing the title by four points to Sebastien Ogier last year. The Toyota driver heads into the 2026 season as a five-time title runner-up and the most successful driver of the current WRC crop […]
How did WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera’s single-seater debut go?
As two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera tackles a new career in single-seaters, moving to Super Formula for 2026, he’s getting crucial experience in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. Formerly known as the Toyota Racing Series, the FROT is typically used by young drivers to compete in the winter break, as it takes place in New […]
What Ford is doing differently at the 2026 Dakar
You hear it before you see it – that’s the motto of the Ford Raptor T1+ at the 2026 Dakar Rally. At the heart of the prototype lies a 5.0-litre Coyote Darkhorse V8 engine, featuring 32 valves, a bore of 93 millimetres and a stroke of 92.7 millimetres. By using a naturally aspirated engine, Ford is […]
Mattias Ekstrom wins stage after late drama for Henk Lategan
Ford’s Mattias Ekstrom has been gifted victory on Stage 7 of the 2026 Dakar Rally after long-time leader Henk Lategan hit trouble in the closing part and dropped over 10 minutes. Lategan had been poised to take both the stage win and the overall lead as the Toyota driver headed the pack at the final […]